How to Use swig in a Sentence

swig

1 of 2 noun
  • Gillis took a swig of beer, tucked his chin, and dropped his voice.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Gaga takes a swig from the can, then crushes it and hurls it to the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Hull grabbed the bottle, took one swig and then doused herself.
    — Dallas News, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Once, a man takes a swig from a beer bottle tucked in his pocket.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 16 July 2021
  • Cline grabbed a glass of beer and took a swig, police reports say.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • So take a swig from a 12-ounce can, pour the rest in the batter.
    — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 29 Apr. 2026
  • So take a swig from a 12-ounce can, pour the rest in the batter.
    — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Sip at your own pace or enjoy in one big swig as the Italians do.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • No, Coleman took a swig of pickle juice, straight from the jar.
    — Michael Blinn, SI.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Turn those tea leaves into an Arnold Palmer, sit back and have a swig.
    — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 25 Apr. 2018
  • One of those daughters sneaks a sniff of Bean’s hard cider instead of a swig.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • John would then just take another swig from his can of Coke and flash a big smile.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2019
  • She’s been known to share swigs of tequila with (of-age) crowd members at live shows, from the stage.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Jimmy uncaps his water bottle and takes a long swig of his own urine.
    — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Her answer was followed by a swig of beer, the officer wrote.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Harris swigs vodka from a bottle.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Others, seemingly resigned to their fate, took a swig of beer and leaned back in their chair.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Sip, swig and stroll your way through the event featuring 35 eateries.
    — The Hub, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Sukey took a swig from her can, extended one of her long legs, pointed the toes, turned the foot this way and that.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • Kyle Larson took a swig of the winner’s wine, tilted his head back and spit it in the air.
    — Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2022
  • Bell spotted him, hopped off the bus, went over to the fan, took a few swigs, thanked him and handed the bottle back.
    — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 12 June 2018
  • Wash it all down with a swig of local moonshine made from Svanetian alpine honey.
    — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The man knows how to exit a car, walk down the street, swig from a bottle of beer, punch a guy out and roar off in a retro ride.
    — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • As the silver trophy was passed around, some team members poured champagne into it and took swigs.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 26 June 2017
  • One juror took a deep breath, rubbed her chest and took a swig of water after seeing the picture.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But Cooper was a huckster who took more than a swig of his own Kool-Aid.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
  • In the video, Johnson rips open the six-pack with his left hand, pulls out a can, opens the pop-top tab and takes a swig.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Armstead takes a big swig from a gallon jug of water, his face framed by a patchy goatee and gauge earrings.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2019
  • This insulated bottle keeps drinks cold for hours, has a sip-or-swig lid, and comes in the cutest colors.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Cruz then grabbed a bottle of Shiner Bock, a dark lager, unscrewed the cap and took a swig.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023

swig

2 of 2 verb
  • Chow down on burgers, tater tots and more while swigging craft beer.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 May 2017
  • For the folks who show up, the event’s not just about scoring points and swigging beer.
    — Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Some of the backroom staff swigged on huge bottles of champagne.
    — Steve Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 6 May 2018
  • There are patches, pills and little bottles of elixirs to swig.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Men and women grinded to hip-hop, swigging beers and munching on carne asada and ribs.
    — Joey Flechas, miamiherald, 29 July 2017
  • Joe arrives James Bond-style clad in a new tux, swigging champagne.
    — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2020
  • One at a time, patients swig a cup of methadone passed through an opening from the other side of a protective window.
    — Jennifer Brown, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2018
  • The six-time Grand Slam champion swigged pickle juice (more on this later).
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Trendy meal plans may sound like the magical answer to get into your skinny jeans — swallow a pill, swig some juice, eat some kale.
    — Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The spinster was replaced by the cocktail/wine-swigging singleton.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 1 May 2020
  • There's a bunch of freakishly healthy moms at my daughter's school who show up in workout gear swigging vile green liquids at morning drop-off.
    — Aarti Sanan, Redbook, 20 Apr. 2012
  • Feeling nauseous might just be your unsettled stomach telling you to swig more H20.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Aug. 2020
  • After the ceremony, winners and honorees stretched their legs, swigged the last of their champagne and went off for a group photo shoot.
    — Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The coach is swigging from a beer bottle, visibly drunk even from across a hockey rink, and roundly berating his players.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Many mistakenly believe that a diet soda or two a day is good for them, the same as swigging water, Azad said.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017
  • The coaches swigged a few Pabst Blue Ribbons and told old war stories – most of which had the same starting spot.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The setting is dreamy, full of ‘60s rock and dusty scenery as Camille drives home, swigging vodka from a water bottle the entire way.
    — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 9 July 2018
  • And, while there is no shortage of breweries or bars across Chicagoland, there’s every reason to swig and sample brews from near and far while soaking in summer.
    — Jessica Cantarelli, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • Witness Marianne, crouched in the lee of a rock beside the ocean, roughing out a secret sketch of her subject, like a drinker swigging in shame.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Lost Boys swigged White Bull (the local beer) next to hardened guerrillas bobbing their heads to reggae rap.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Kid Rock has golfed shirtless in overalls, swigged beers on the links with John Daly, and gone red-white-and-blue for a round with the president.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2019
  • While the cast ate from wooden bowls and swigged from goblets (except for Tormund, who chugged his drink from a horn), the coffee cup was definitely out of place.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2019
  • But in the 1950s, Detroit was still about blue-skying massive, gas-swigging machines and way-out concept cars.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Jenner and Richie were also caught on camera swigging tequila from the bottle, and washing it down with a Red Bull chaser.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Newsletter Sign-up Fans of whichever team wins this game will assuredly swig their beers with a haughty sense of superiority.
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2018
  • The report describes the pledges engaging in heavy drinking, and Piazza at one point is seen swigging from a bottle of vodka and then consuming beer.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 8 May 2017
  • Hysterical politicians fled the building—until some bold newspaperman swigged the liquid.
    — Jon Grinspan, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 1950
  • Fourteen years later, Captain Jack’s still swigging rum, and may well have had a hand in writing the script; the plot’s still incoherent/beside the point.
    — Moira MacDonald, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017
  • Then Lochlan ends up swigging a protein shake from the toxic Bosch, and finding his unconscious body is what shocks Timothy into clarity.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025

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